Search Results
Photograph of the front of an announcement for Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 1960
Date
1906-08
Description
The inside of an announcement for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo featuring the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It has information regarding the details and lunch menu of the rodeo.
Image
Photograph and description of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas 1959-1969
Date
1959 to 1969
Description
The bottom of this photograph provides a brief description of the Las Vegas Convention Center and a brief history of it as well. The top of the photograph is titled, "The World's Great New Convention Center." Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3150 Paradise Road
Mixed Content
Film transparency of John Sarb, Blanche Zucker, Joan Doubrava and others at an event at the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, mid-1980s
Date
1983 to 1986
Description
Attorney John Sarb (second from left), Blanche Zucker (third from left), Joan Doubrava (at far right) and others at an event at the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas.
Image
Postcard with written message on the back, Tuscon (Ariz.), January 6, 1933
Date
1933-01-06
Description
Back of postcard, dated January 6, 1933. Reads: "Dear Edith and Ed. Having dinner here tonight with my charming neice, who is dressed in a beautiful black evening gown and never looked better in her life. Received Ed's letter and will answer shortly. Sorry to learn of your recent troubles and trust all has been adjusted by now. Lovingly, Warren."
Image
Water skiier, image 003
Date
1943
Description
Help Us Write History responses to article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. As stated, 2 callers attempted to identify the man. The callers' names and numbers are listed in order of call. The first caller believed it to be her son, a model with some acting work. The second caller believed it to be her ex-husband, and was upset as to why another woman had a photograph of him. However, the dates were off in her assumption. It is likely to be the first person, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers.
Image
Postcard of Aladdin Hotel 002
Date
1981-06-27
Description
Back of Aladdin Hotel postcard. Writing to the left reads "The WORLD FAMOUS ALADDIN HOTEL takes its place among the topmost Las Vegas Hotels with its magnificent new 20-story tower, three great showplaces including the 7,500 seat theater for the Performing Arts, eight colorful internationally styled restaurants, a rooftop sundeck, and tennis courts and a wide range of other inviting facilities." Postcard is not addressed to anyone but is dated June 27, 1981, arriving at 9:12 P.M.
Image
Photographs of a Donn Arden production, image 03
Date
1950 to 1969
Description
One of the women in this photograph, stage name Elizabeth Shelly, real name Elizabeth Jean Woollett (born 1928, died 2014), was identified by her daughter, Rozzy. Rozzy also shared the following information: "this was a Donn Arden avant guard production on stage, an unusual one off for my mum - she spoke highly of Donn. She loved her days as a Bluebell Girl - she was a classically trained ballet dancer initially trained locally with Miss Hawkins and went on to train with Judith Espinosa. Elizabeth was a Bluebell Girl for 2 years (1952– 53) before she married in 1955."
Image
Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 27
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Captions: "First camp at Skull Valley Dry Farm, 1910." "George Algets (?), Clayton Ogden." "Skull Valley 1910." "Skull Valley Dry Farm 1910." "John, George, Phil Algets (?), Graniteville, Utah." "Skull Valley 1910." "Thos. (?) Palmer, Clayton Ogden, Geo. Algets (?), Joe Palmer, Graniteville, Ut. 1910." "Frank Mercer - 1910 May - Jack Taylor."
Image
Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 65
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph in upper left corner of this page is captioned "Hager's baby, Japan, 1906." Photograph in center of upper row is captioned "A.L. Hager, 1903." Photograph in upper right corner is captioned "Senator Tillman's castle, Yonkers, N.Y., 1906." Photograph in lower left corner is captioned "Black Hills, Dakota." Photograph in center of bottom row is captioned "Black Hills 1907." Photograph in lower right corner is captioned "Pasadena 1907-1908."
Image
Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 70
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph in upper left corner of this page is captioned "Utah copper 'cropping' 1906." Photograph in lower left corner is captioned "Utah copper ore bins 1906." Photograph in upper right corner is captioned "Bingham 1906" and shows two men in a carriage in front of street signs advertising the Bingham Photo Studio, the Butte Saloon, and the Bingham Mercantile Co.
Image